Seed Treatments

⋅ BY JOHN LOVETT ⋅ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture There's hope on the horizon for soybean farmers who battle nematodes, those tiny roundworms that damaged more than $95 million worth of soybean crops in Arkansas last year. After several...

Beginning in 2022, soybean growers will be able to protect the genetic potential of their seed investment against double the damaging pests with Lumiderm seed treatment. The Corteva product adds cutworms, white grubs, thrips and wireworms to the control spectrum...

• By Jeremy Ross • With the exceptional rainfall we have had over the past two weeks, especially in southern Arkansas, I have had numerous calls asking how flooding will affect a soybean plant. The answer to this question is,...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Vayantis fungicide seed treatment from Syngenta for use on soybeans and corn. It contains the active ingredient picarbutrazox, a completely new active ingredient that targets key blight and damping-off diseases, such as Pythium and...

With the recent registration by the Environmental Protection Agency, BASF has introduced three new seed treatments for soybeans: Vault IP Plus, Poncho XC  and Relenya. They will be available through local retailers for the 2021 season, according to a...

Heavy moisture and temperature extremes can affect soybean seed quality. Not only can these seed quality issues potentially cause dockage at the elevator, but they can also alter soybean seed composition and affect germination if these are seed beans. Soybean...

Soybean seedling diseases can cripple the establishment of soybean stands. A cool, wet winter has set the stage for cooler soil temperatures and high moisture levels in fields. These elements could create the perfect environment for diseases to take...

• By Dominic Reisig • The evidence is overwhelming. Neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments do not provide a benefit in North Carolina. Most recently, our data were used in a study across 12 years and 14 states. We concluded that there...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Saltro fungicide soybean seed treatment from Syngenta to control sudden death syndrome and nematodes. The seed treatment contains the active ingredient Adepidyn, the brand name for pydiflumetofen, an SDHI fungicide. It belongs to the...

Nufarm Americas Inc. has gained approval in 28 states for its new seed-applied nematicide, Trunemco, for use in soybeans, corn and cotton. This follows Environmental Protection Agency registration in May. States in which it is now registered include Texas,...

Sweltering temperatures and low-moisture conditions can have a large impact on South Carolina soybeans, causing farmers to turn away from one of the state’s highest-yielding crops. But, some Clemson researchers are studying how to develop soybean varieties that can germinate...

Effective May 20, the Environmental Protection Agency has cancelled registrations of 12 neonicotinoid insecticides based on voluntary requests from product registrants, according to a May 20 Federal Register notice. Under a December 2018 settlement agreement linked to an Endangered Species Act...

• By Rachel Vann, Jim Dunphy, Lindsey Thiessen, and Michael Buffaloe • https://youtu.be/EybeHUAJnmo Various non-foliar yield enhancement products are available to North Carolina soybean producers. Profit margins are currently narrow for soybeans and much thought should go into the potential yield advantages...

A soybean seed treatment provided a yield bump but did not show much effect on soybean cyst nematode egg counts in 2017 and 2018, according to data from the University of Missouri Strip Trial Program. As part of the trial,...

• By Carl Bradley, Daren Mueller, Shawn Conley, Damon Smith and  Kiersten Wise • Seed quality from the 2018 soybean harvest was below average across the majority of the soybean-producing areas of the United States. Several factors led to poor-quality soybean seed,...